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2024 Agenda

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Day 1: Saturday October 5

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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5:30 PM - 5:45 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

A CIPHER BRIEF WELCOME

Suzanne Kelly, Cipher Brief CEO & Publisher

5:45 PM - 6:15 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

MAPPING TODAY’S INCREASINGLY COMPLEX THREAT LANDSCAPE
A Fireside Chat

Dr. Michael Vickers - Former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly - CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

6:15 PM - 7:25 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

THE THREAT BRIEFING THAT AMERICA NEEDS TO HEAR
A Conversation with the experts

Led by The Hon. Susan Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of

National Intelligence

A conversation with experts on China, Russia, Iran, Cyber, and Tech on

the kinds of national security-related information that Americans need

to know in today’s global climate.

7:30 PM - 8:15 PM

Cloister Ballroom Foyer & Portico

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Day 2: Sunday October 6

7:45 AM - 1:00 PM

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8:40 AM - 8:45 AM

THE CIPHER BRIEF'S OPEN SOURCE REPORT

The Cloister Ballroom

​Presented by Brad Christian, Cipher Brief COO

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

CIPHER BRIEF THREAT CONFERENCE WELCOME

Suzanne Kelly - Cipher Brief CEO & Publisher

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

MAPPING A WORLD WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
A Fireside Chat

Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth - Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Moderated by The Hon. Susan Gordon - Former PDDNI

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE WHEN AI GOES TO WAR
A Live Action Op-Ed
Dave Spirk - Former Chief Data Officer, DoD, Senior Counselor, Palantir
Moderated by Jennifer Ewbank, Former Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Cloister Foyer

NETWORKING BREAK

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10:30 AM - 11:10 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

NAVIGATING THE WILD WEST OF AI
A Conversation with the experts

Peter Guerra - Global Vice President, Data and AI, Oracle

Rob Joyce - Board Advisor, OpenAI

Jennifer Ewbank - Former Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation

Moderated by Chip Usher - Senior Director for Intelligence at the Special Competitive Studies Project

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

HOW ADVERSARIES ARE USING CYBER OPERATIONS TO INFLUENCE
A Fireside Chat

Cynthia Kaiser - Deputy Assistant Director for Cyber, FBI

Moderated by Matt Hayden - Former Assistant Secretary for Cyber,

Infrastructure, Risk & Resilience, VP, GDIT

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

UNCOVERING CYBER THREATS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
A Live Action Op-Ed

Stu Solomon - CEO, HUMAN

11:45 AM - 12:15 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

HOW U.S. CYBERSECURITY IMPACTS NATIONAL SECURITY
A Fireside Chat

Moderated by VADM Mike LeFever (Ret.), Former Director of Strategic

Operational Planning, NCTC

Harry Coker Jr. - National Cyber Director, The White House

National Cybersecurity strategy is a critical component of U.S. national

security. How is the country’s National Cyber Director tackling the

tougher challenges from a policy perspective and how is he partnering

with the private sector to do it?

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

NAVIGATING THE RESTLESS WAVE

Admiral Jim Stavridis (Virtual)

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly - CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Cloister Foyer & Portico

A SEA ISLAND LUNCHEON

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1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

AN ERA OF HEIGHTENED TERRORIST THREATS
A Rapid-Fire Keynote

Brett Holmgren - Acting Director, National Counterterrorism Center

Some experts have described today’s terror threat environment as just

as serious or even more serious than pre 9/11. Where are the threats

coming from and how is the U.S. dealing with them?

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

THE GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM MISSION
A Conversation with the experts

Brett Holmgren - Acting Director, National Counterterrorism Center

Dave Pitts - Former Assistant Director of CIA for South and Central Asia

Nick Fishwick - Former Senior Member of the British Foreign Office

Rob Dannenberg - Former Chief of Operations, CIA Counterterrorism Ctr.

Moderated by VADM Mike LeFever (Ret.) - Former Director of Strategic Operational Planning, NCTC

Staying ahead of terrorist threats requires a global alliance of

counterterrorism partners. We’re sitting down with a team of experts

to talk about where we are today.

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

HOW CONFLICT WITH CHINA IS LIKELY TO START IN TAIWAN
A Cyber Exercise

Led by Mark Montgomery - Former Executive Director, Cyberspace Solarium Commission

A tabletop exercise examining the most likely scenario of a Chinese

invasion of Taiwan: a combined economic and cyber coercion

campaign aimed at breaking societal resilience.

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Foyer

NETWORKING BREAK

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3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

RUSSIA'S PLAYBOOK FOR CONQUERING EASTERN EUROPE
A Live Action Op-Ed

Kiril Petkov - Former Prime Minister, Bulgaria

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S FULLY AT STAKE IN UKRAINE
A Conversation Among the Experts

Doug Lute - Former Ambassador to NATO

Ralph Goff - Former Senior CIA Officer & Station Chief

Glenn Corn - Former Senior CIA Officer & Station Chief

Paul Kolbe - Former Senior CIA Officer & Station Chief

Moderated by Ed Bogan - Former Senior CIA Officer

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

ACCELERATING TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IS KEY TO MISSION SUCCESS
A Live Action Op-Ed

Lori Scherer - Vice President, Nightwing

4:35 PM - 5:20 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

UKRAINE IS USING TECH TO INNOVATE THE FUTURE OF WAR
A Fireside Chat

General David Petraeus (Ret.) - Partner, KKR, Former Director, CIA

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly - CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

5:20 PM - 6:00 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

HEAD TO HEAD: HOW THE U.S. IS COUNTERING CHINA IN CYBERSPACE
A Keynote Address

General Timothy Haugh - Commander, Cyber Command & Director, NSA

How the U.S. will combine our whole-of-government strengths to work better together and with industry to counter the People’s Republic of China’s whole-of-government efforts, particularly in cyberspace.

Day 3: Monday October 7

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

THE CIPHER BRIEF'S OPEN SOURCE REPORT

The Cloister Ballroom

​Presented by Brad Christian, Cipher Brief COO

9:05 AM - 9:45 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

IT'S GOING TO TAKE NEW ALLIANCES TO PROTECT U.S. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
A Conversation Among the Experts

Shannon Corless - Assistant Secretary, Office of Intelligence & Analysis

(OIA), Department of Treasury

Dana Madsen - Deputy Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration

Center, ODNI

Kristina Walter - Chief, Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, NSA

Moderated by Tim Barrett - Assistant DNI for Communications

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

ELECTION SECURITY: IT'S NOT OVER TIL IT'S OVER
A Rapid-Fire Live Action Op-Ed

Sandra Joyce - VP, Google Threat Intelligence

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

ONE QUESTION FOR THE HEAD OF UKRAINE'S SECURITY SERVICE
Live from Ukraine

General Vasil Malyuk - Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

THE DANGEROUS MIX OF RANSOMWARE, EXTORTION AND AI
A Cyber Rapid-Fire Chat

Rob Joyce - Former Director of Cybersecurity, NSA, Board Advisor, OpenAI Moderated by Kelly Bissell - CVP, Microsoft

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

FROM SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO DRONES: WHAT TO DO WHEN 'EVERYTHING' POSES NATIONAL SECURITY RISK
A Cyber Rapid-Fire Chat

Chip Usher - Special Competitive Studies Project

Glenn Gerstell - Former General Counsel, National Security Agency

Moderated by Matt Hayden - Former Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk & Resilience, VP, GDIT

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

A RAPID-FIRE DEBRIEF

Chip Usher - Special Competitive Studies Project

Glenn Gerstell - Former General Counsel, National Security Agency

Rob Joyce - Former Director of Cybersecurity, NSA, Board Advisor, OpenAI

Kelly Bissell - CVP, Microsoft

Sandra Joyce - VP Google Threat Intelligence

Moderated by Matt Hayden - Former Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk & Resilience, VP, GDIT

11:20 AM - 11:40 PM

Foyer

NETWORKING BREAK

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11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

DCSA: THE LARGEST SECURITY AGENCY YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
A Live Action Op-Ed

David Cattler - Director, Defense CounterIntelligence & Security Agency

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

ON YOUR OWN NETWORKING TIME FOR LUNCH

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

THE NEW NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX
A Threat Intelligence Innovation Exercise

Led By The Hon. Susan Gordon

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

FUTURE WARS ARE ALREADY BEING FOUGHT IN THE GRAY ZONE

Moderated by Brad Christian - COO, The Cipher Brief

Michael Vickers - Former Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, DoD

Dave Pitts - Former Assistant Director of CIA for South and Central Asia

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

STRATEGIC CHESSBOARD: INDOPACIFIC POWER STRUGGLE
A Rapid-Fire Keynote

Cathy Johnston - VP Mission Integration, Peraton

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

A BRIEFING ON THE GLOBAL SECURITY CHALLENGES POSED BY CHINA
A Fireside Chat

Michael Collins - Acting Chair of the National Intelligence Council, ODNI

Moderated by Tom Nagorski - Managing Editor, The Cipher Brief

National security experts insist that despite more immediate threats, China presents the most significant pacing national security threat. We’re sitting down with the Acting Chair of the National Intelligence Council to talk about how the U.S. is managing the threat.

3:45 PM - 6:00 PM

AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

The Cloister Ballroom

NAVIGATING CIA'S GLOBAL PRIORITIES
A Fireside Chat

William J. Burns - Director, CIA

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly - CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

Day 4: Tuesday October 8

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

LIGHT CONFERENCE BREAKFAST

The Cloister Foyer

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

THE CIPHER BRIEF'S OPEN SOURCE REPORT

​Presented by Brad Christian - Cipher Brief COO

9:05 AM - 9:30 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

COFFEE WITH GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN (RET.)

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly - CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

THE STATION CHIEF'S PANEL

We’re sitting down with former CIA Station Chiefs and former Acting Chiefs to get their perspectives on today’s threat and how technology is impacting the mission.

David Marlowe, Former Senior CIA Officer

Jennifer Ewbank, former Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation

Mark Kelton, Former Senior CIA Officer

Rob Dannenberg, Former Senior CIA Officer

Edward Bogan, Former Senior CIA Officer

Ralph Goff, Former Senior CIA Officer

Dave Pitts, Former Senior CIA Officer

Paul Kolbe, Former Senior CIA Officer

Glenn Corn, Former Senior CIA Officer

Moderated by Suzanne Kelly, CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

BREAK OUT SESSIONS

A chance to engage directly with the experts on Russia, China, Cyber,

The Middle East and Operating in the Gray Zone

11:15 AM

The Cloister Ballroom

WRAP UP AND THANK YOU

Suzanne Kelly - CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

*Sessions and Speakers are Subject to Change. Conference tickets are not refundable on a

case-by-case basis.

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